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Blitz Cities

Episode 2: Liverpool

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

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Liverpool's docks were a primary German target in the Blitz. Liverpool actor Ricky Tomlinson, who was born in 1939, goes up in a plane to look at the effect it had on his home city. In an emotional journey, he talks to survivors, family members and old friends like comedian Stan Boardman, whose brother was killed in an air-raid shelter. Ricky finishes the programme back in the plane, with a tearful tribute to the bravery of those who lived and worked through the Blitz. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Ricky Tomlinson
Series Producer:
Richard Weller
Executive Producer:
Paul Connolly

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